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San Juan, Aug 21 (IANS/EFE) Puerto Ricans surprised pollsters and political observers by voting against amending their constitution to limit the right of bail in certain homicide cases and also ... Read more...

Los Angeles, Aug 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Deceased actress Elizabeth Taylor has been voted as the most photogenic celebrity in the history of the world. Taylor was named ahead of another actress Jennifer ... Read more...

Bangalore, May 22 (IANS) The picture is fragmented, reflecting political churning that is yet to coalesce into stability. India's four southern states - Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra ... Read more...

By Arun Kumar
Washington, Jan 20 (IANS) With more Americans approving of US President Barack Obama's performance and more seeing him as a political moderate, he is riding a surge of public ... Read more...

Washington, Dec 17 (ANI): Despite facing a setback during the mid-term polls, US President Barack Obama's approval and public opinion remains steady, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC poll.According ... Read more...

Washington, Nov.2 (ANI): Though polling data suggests that the Republicans may win the House of Representatives on Tuesday, the Democrats might still be in a position to turn the odds to ... Read more...

London, Nov 1 (ANI): Nicolas Sarkozy has revealed his fear that he could be assassinated after becoming the most hated French president in more than 50 years.The country has erupted in strikes ... Read more...

Washington, Oct. 30 (ANI): An overwhelming majority of Americans say, if given the choice, they would want to axe every member of the U.S. Congress.A Rasmussen Reports survey released yesterday found 65 ... Read more...

Washington, Oct. 26 (ANI): Republicans are on the verge of broad wins next week, as independent voters are ready to boot Democrats from office, according to a new Politico/George Washington University Battleground ... Read more...

London, Sep 11 (IANS) The French, who are thought to be great lovers, in reality lead miserable sex lives, says a survey.
Three-quarters of the couples who took part in a poll admitted ... Read more...

London, Sep 11 (ANI): A new poll has revealed that three-quarters of French couples have miserable sex lives, and their relationship is suffering as a result.A quarter of them use excuses ... Read more...

London, Sep 11 (IANS) French couples have miserable sex lives, revealed a survey that said that the couples often simply had "no desire" to have sex.
Three-quarters of the couples who took part ... Read more...

London, Aug 26 (IANS) Technology buff Britons spent a whopping 50.5 million pounds on gadgets last year when recession was the buzz word for economists across the world.
Spending on technology such as ... Read more...

By Arun Kumar
Washington, Aug 21 (IANS) A day after controversial evangelical leader Rev. Franklin Graham said Barack Obama was born a Muslim because of his father's religious beliefs, the White ... Read more...

Sydney, Aug 16 (DPA) Opinion polling in the final week of campaigning showed Australia' parliamentary elections next Saturday could be the closest since 1949 when a single seat decided who took ... Read more...

London, Aug 13 (ANI): "Culture of excess" seems to have flourished during the term of Gordon Brown's Labour government in the United Kingdom as the most detailed breakdown of Government spending ... Read more...

London, July 14 (ANI): Rumour has it that Google might launch its own social networking site 'Google Me'.According to The Telegraph, Kevin Rose, the founder of Digg, tweeted, "Ok, umm, huge ... Read more...

London, Mar.3 (ANI): Almost two-thirds of Britons think women should be barred from wearing the burkha in public, the Daily Express reveals a Harris poll, as stating.Figures from pollsters Harris show that ... Read more...

Kiev, Jan 18 (DPA) Viktor Yanukovych, a former prime minister supporting close relations with Russia, won the first round of Ukraine's presidential election Saturday, according to exit polls.
The big business-friendly politician is ... Read more...

Washington, Dec. 30 (ANI): President Barack Obama's ratings have dropped dramatically in the face of rising unemployment, a slipping legislative agenda and painful decisions on health care, the economy and the ... Read more...

London, Nov 30 (ANI): The music video of Michael Jackson's hit track 'Thriller' has been voted the greatest of all time.The 14-minute mini movie released on December 2, 1983, was named ... Read more...

London, Oct 16 (ANI): American computer-animated film 'Toy Story' has topped a poll of the greatest animated films of all time."Toy Story was loved by both the older and younger generations and ... Read more...

London, Oct 12 (ANI): Young Britons crave for traditional values, like eating at a family dining table, playing board games together and saying please and thank you, says a new survey.The ... Read more...

Washington, Sep.30 (ANI): After sliding through the summer, President Barack Obama's approval ratings has settled in the low 50s and is comfortably placed next to those of recent presidents.A number ... Read more...

London, September 29 (ANI): In comparison to men from across the world German males are the worst lovers, according to a new survey.In a poll conducted by OnePoll.com, the Germans were voted ... Read more...

London, Sept 8 (ANI): Teachers in the UK believe children with certain names are naughtier than the others, a survey has found.Pollsters from the parenting club Bounty.com asked 3,000 teachers to ... Read more...

By B.R.P. Bhaskar
The story of how the electorate belied political prophesies and made smooth government formation possible after the Lok Sabha elections deserves close scrutiny because it contains early intimations of ... Read more...